Controller

Do you want to be a Controller with a reputable company? Contact Robert Half if you have a knack for leading with high standards, positively motivating others, and making critical decisions and have experience taking charge of an accounting and clerical department. In this role, you will be planning and directing all accounting operational functions, handling the accumulation and consolidation of financial data for internal and external financial statements, evaluating accounting and internal control systems, and leading departmental staff. You will succeed in this position if you can lead with integrity and reliability and have the ability to manage self and others with urgency, practicality and accountability when providing client services. The ideal candidate for this position is a creative team player with a talent for challenging the status quo, coming up with unique ideas, negotiating and influencing. Find out more about this opportunity and take the next steps toward a very competitive and generous compensation and benefits package, if it's time to advance your career. The Controller position is a permanent opportunity in the Carmel, Indiana region.

Your responsibilities in this role

- Manage the creation of the annual budget and forecasts and monitor them on a monthly basis

- Inspect deliverables of self and team to ensure that they meet client expectations

- Collaborate with executive team and partners to make efficient and effective firm-wide operation possible

- Complete month-end and year-end close of income statement and balance sheet, reconcile accounts, and handle G/L analysis

- Evaluate, apply and refine policies, procedures, controls and most methodologies

- Give financial reports to executive committee and partners each month

- Produce cash-flow reports, calculating cash needs at weekly and monthly intervals, and manage daily cash

- Able to perform additional tasks beyond formal job duties

- Support punctual cash collection by managing the timing for monthly billing and other cash management techniques

- Support Finance Department initiatives, such as software and systems implementation and other departmental or firm-wide improvements, with research, planning, and implementation, as required

- Manage finance department operations, including accounts payable, billings & collections, and payroll

Requirements

- Sage 300 experience desired

- Month end closings experience preferred

- Microsoft Excel experience preferred

- Deep understanding of Power BI

- Wide ranging experience with cash management

- Well-founded grasp of financial analysis

- US GAAP experience

- General familiarity with financial analysis

- Practical knowledge of Financial Analytics

- Proven knowledge of budget forecasting

- Quality experience with financial statement preparation

- BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics or other business related field

- CPA/MBA preferred

- Strong organizational skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines

- Prior experience in a public accounting environment is highly valued

- Excellent verbal, written, and social skills

- Candidate must possess first-rate analytical, quantitative and social skills

- Ability to prioritize deals and adapt to quick changes while remaining diligent, and to thrive in a dynamic, high pressure environment

- Skilled in the construction and delivery of effective presentations to audiences with wide-ranging backgrounds

- Attentive, ability to work independently and prioritize tasks

- 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including as a Controller preferred

- Excellent technology, analytics and management experience required

- Self-starter and strong ethical standards

Salary : $90,000 - $115,000